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Eteobalea sexnotella
Eteobalea sexnotella
Insecta
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Tiny
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Rare

About

This small moth lives in forests across North America from Ontario to Florida. Its wings feature six distinct metallic spots that shimmer when it rests on leaves.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
  2. 2.
    caterpillar
    A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
  3. 3.
    cocoon
    A silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
  4. 4.
    moth
    A winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Cosmopterigidae
Genus
Eteobalea
Species
Eteobalea sexnotella